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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mark and David have in common?

2. What does Caroline do when she stops her car on her journey with the baby?

3. What season is it at the beginning of the book?

4. What is Norah's maiden name?

5. What happened to the ROTC building on campus?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Caroline realize that she has to keep Phoebe?

2. What does Paul want to do with his future?

3. What does David do after Norah gives birth, and why?

4. What was Caroline's biggest dream before she met David?

5. What is so surprising about Al finding Caroline?

6. Why did Doro never get married?

7. Why is Caroline so surprised when she sees a notice for Phoebe's memorial service?

8. What does David think about while looking at a geode?

9. What does Caroline tell her nosy neighbor after Al is seen at her house?

10. What does Norah ask David not to do at the party, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Caring for and accepting individuals with disabilities is a huge theme of this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does it affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Photography was a major theme and device in this book. Where did it appear, and how was it used to further the plot along in a unique way?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the main differences between Phoebe and most of the other people around her? How did some people respond to these differences?

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